Share how #YOUbelonginSTEM for National STEM Day, November 8th
On October 12th, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten announced the YOU Belong in STEM initiative at the Innovating for the Future Summit, held by STEMConnector, Million Women Mentors, and the STEMx network.
This initiative aims to improve STEM education outcomes by advancing a sense of inclusion and belonging in STEM for all students and teachers and has three primary goals:
- Ensure all Pre-K-Higher Education students have access to, and benefit from rigorous, relevant, and joyful STEM learning.
- Support STEM educators by strengthening opportunities to join, grow, and stay in the STEM teaching field.
- Encourage education and youth-serving systems and organizations to invest American Rescue Plan and other federal, state, and local funds in STEM education.
As a network of organizations poised to expand participation in STEM among historically underrepresented groups, we can think of no better initiative to support on National STEM Day than YOU Belong in STEM, and we invite you to join us! Let’s leverage the power of our networks to shine a spotlight on STEM education and highlight your efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and access in STEM.

Please join us in this simple, high-impact effort by following the steps below:
Step 1: Consider these questions:
- Why is diversity in STEM important?
- Why is it important that all students and teachers believe that they have a place in STEM?
- What can you do, or what are you already doing, to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in STEM?
- Why is an initiative like YOU Belong in STEM important?
- Or, if you're a student: How do you belong in STEM?
Step 2: Make a short (30-second) video on your phone.
- Answer one of the questions above.
- Conclude your video with the statement, “YOU Belong in STEM.”
Step 3: Upload your video by Monday, November 7th
- Upload your video here and label it with your first and last name, job title and organization name as follows:
- NAME_STEMleader_STEMorganization
Step 4: Follow along and share on Tuesday, November 8th!
- Follow @STEMx on Twitter you'll see as we tweet out each new video.
Need a few ideas to get you started? Check out the videos below from some of the leaders at STEMconnector, Million Women Mentors and STEMx.
